The director Denzel Washington called “one of the greatest”
He’s happy to pick as many brains as possible.
Author: Scott Campbell Archives: 06/2024
The director who called Val Kilmer a “psychologically disturbed human being”
“Childish and impossible…”
“I don’t care for it much”: the late-career movie John Wayne disliked
The star was critical of his own work.
The bizarre connection between Brad Pitt, Jimi Hendrix, and Elvira
An unlikely trio if ever there was one.
Clint Eastwood reflects on being cinema’s elder statesman: “Maybe I am a grumpy old man”
The most iconic grumpy old man in cinema, no less.
Jane Fonda on why her father hated method acting: “He didn’t like that idea”
Not everyone bought into the technique.
Under the Spotlight: Ellen Burstyn’s Sara Goldfarb and her all-consuming quest for validation
The perils of craving validation.
The movie genre David Cronenberg hates most: “They know what the fuck they’re talking about”
There’s a strong amount of irony to be found.
Youssef Chahine: the revolutionary artistry of Egypt’s most famous filmmaker
A trailblazer who earned international recognition and respect.
The role Ryan Gosling changed his body for: “I was fat and unemployed”
A shortcut to excess poundage.
“I was thoroughly hooked”: Morgan Freeman recommends three of his favourite books
It would be magical to hear him narrate any of them.
“I was cranky”: Tom Hanks on the director who was “driving me nuts”
Cinema’s favourite nice guy almost lost his cool.